Evaluación, diagnóstico y clasificación de los trastornos crónicos del dolor lumbar
Date
2019-06-19
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Universidad Inca Garcilaso de la Vega
Abstract
El dolor lumbar se define clásicamente como aquel dolor localizado entre el límite
inferior de las costillas y el límite inferior de las nalgas, cuya intensidad varía en
función de las posturas y de la actividad física. Es un dolor generalmente de carácter
mecánico, suele acompañarse de limitación dolorosa del movimiento y puede asociarse
o no a dolor referido o irradiado.
El dolor lumbar crónico es un proceso habitualmente discapacitante y reductor de la
calidad de vida relacionada con la salud, supone la persistencia del dolor lumbar
durante tres o más meses y se sabe que condiciona múltiples consecuencias en la esfera
cognitiva y emocional.
Conlleva un alto impacto en los sistemas de salud, si se tiene en cuenta: su elevada
prevalencia en la población general, la gran variabilidad en su manejo clínico y
farmacológico por parte de los profesionales sanitarios, sus consecuencias negativas
sobre la salud, a la par que el alto consumo de recursos socio sanitarios que provoca por
su repercusión en el ámbito laboral en términos de bajas laborales, incapacidades,
absentismo y pérdida de productividad.
La evaluación y tratamiento del dolor lumbar crónico va más allá de analizar, músculos,
articulaciones, tendones, ligamentos o fascias, si bien estos factores pueden influir de
alguna en los cuadros de dolor hoy en día en base a la investigación que la aplicación
del modelo biopsicosocial es fundamental en el tratamiento de estos pacientes.
Lumbar pain is classically defined as that pain located between the lower limit of the ribs and the lower limit of the buttocks, whose intensity varies depending on the postures and physical activity. It is a pain usually of a mechanical nature, it is usually accompanied by painful limitation of movement and may or may not be associated with referred or irradiated pain. Chronic low back pain is a usually disabling and health-related quality of life process. It involves the persistence of low back pain for three or more months and is known to have multiple consequences in the cognitive and emotional spheres. It has a high impact on health systems, taking into account: its high prevalence in the general population, the great variability in its clinical and pharmacological management by health professionals, its negative health consequences, that the high consumption of socio-health resources caused by their impact on the labor market in terms of work casualties, disabilities, absenteeism and lost productivity. The assessment and treatment of chronic low back pain goes beyond analysis, muscles, joints, tendons, ligaments or fascias, although these factors may influence some in today's pain charts based on research that the application of the model biopsychosocial approach is fundamental in the treatment of these patients.
Lumbar pain is classically defined as that pain located between the lower limit of the ribs and the lower limit of the buttocks, whose intensity varies depending on the postures and physical activity. It is a pain usually of a mechanical nature, it is usually accompanied by painful limitation of movement and may or may not be associated with referred or irradiated pain. Chronic low back pain is a usually disabling and health-related quality of life process. It involves the persistence of low back pain for three or more months and is known to have multiple consequences in the cognitive and emotional spheres. It has a high impact on health systems, taking into account: its high prevalence in the general population, the great variability in its clinical and pharmacological management by health professionals, its negative health consequences, that the high consumption of socio-health resources caused by their impact on the labor market in terms of work casualties, disabilities, absenteeism and lost productivity. The assessment and treatment of chronic low back pain goes beyond analysis, muscles, joints, tendons, ligaments or fascias, although these factors may influence some in today's pain charts based on research that the application of the model biopsychosocial approach is fundamental in the treatment of these patients.
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Keywords
Lumbalgia, Dolor crónico, Educación en dolor, Tratamiento, Fisioterapia, Low back pain, Chronic pain, Education in pain, Treatment, Physiotherapy